S1 Ep46: The Cowboy in the Canteen
S1 Ep46: The Cowboy in the Canteen  
Podcast: Astonishing Legends
Published On: Tue Sep 16 2025
Description: In tonight’s dead letter… a VFW canteen worker in Michigan has a close encounter with a mysterious cowboy, complete with vintage attire and dollar coins. The stranger asks her to champion his cause of getting “shell shock” recognized for a Purple Heart. After the encounter, the letter he provides vanishes and the general he mentions turns out to be from the Civil War.Links:Jim Harold’s Roadhouse Saloon Campfire SToryhttps://jimharold.com/the-roadhouse-saloon-from-the-files-of-jim-harolds-campfire/The VFWhttps://www.vfw.org/Shell Shockhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shockPTSDhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorderPTSD as a Criteria for a Purple Hearthttps://www.dvidshub.net/news/520197/purple-heart-criteria-exclude-ptsd-defense-officials-sayhttps://www.mghclaycenter.org/hot-topics/denying-purple-hearts-veterans-ptsd-2/https://www.disabledveterans.org/purple-hearts-for-ptsd/The ‘Seated Liberty’ Dollarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seated_Liberty_dollarSome for sale on Ebayhttps://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=seated+liberty+dollars+1840-1873&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311‘The Edge of Tomorrow’ movie which references Verdun as an Alien Battle Sitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_TomorrowUnsolved Mysteries: Paranormal Rangershttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt22336540/